Video Lightbox for YouTube/Vimeo

Video Lightbox for YouTube/Vimeo lets you display responsive YouTube and Vimeo video thumbnails on WordPress posts, pages, and widgets. When a visitor clicks a thumbnail, the video opens in a responsive Colorbox popup.

Features

• Block editor support: Add a Video Lightbox block, paste a YouTube or Vimeo URL, and choose a custom placeholder image.
• YouTube & Vimeo support: Embed public YouTube videos, Shorts, and Vimeo videos with a block or shortcode.
• Responsive lightbox: Opens video playback in a responsive Colorbox overlay.
• Block styles: Choose Default, Dark, or Cinema presentation styles in the block editor.
• Display controls: Set thumbnail width, height, and autoplay for each block.
• Shortcode generator: Generate a validated YouTube or Vimeo shortcode from Media > Video Lightbox. The provider is detected automatically.
• AMP support: Renders amp-lightbox, amp-youtube, and amp-vimeo components on AMP requests.

Block Editor

1. Add the Video Lightbox for YouTube/Vimeo block.
2. Select Edit video URL and enter a public YouTube or Vimeo URL.
3. Optionally choose a custom placeholder image and adjust display settings in the block sidebar.

Source Code

The source code is available on GitHub.